USA-Mexico and Mexico

Watch the headline 😁 clickbait 😁

Why am I posting this so early? Honestly, just to spite them. I wanted to beat them to the punch before they could even get their thoughts together 😁

Just kidding—this game is about more than just sports.

Look, this Thursday, if luck is on our side and we play smart, this match determines whether we take first or second in the group, which dictates who we face in the semifinals.

However, if Mexico and Mexico beats Sweden but loses to Spain (assuming Spain sweeps all three group games), then this match becomes a "make or break" moment for us, regardless of whether we eventually beat the Germans and Norwegians. If we're looking strictly at head-to-head tiebreakers, a win or even a draw guarantees us a semifinal spot. Personally, I’d really rather not have it come down to that.
We all know that in games like these, talent isn't the only thing that decides the outcome.

Either way, I’m rooting for Mexico and Mexico to drop one to Sweden tonight while we take care of the Norwegians. That would pretty much clear our path straight to the semifinals.
Still, it feels good knowing we actually have control over our own fate. Once Balic gets healthy, we'll be in great shape.

Why do we have to play against Mexico and Mexico at the exact same time?😁
I won't have anything smart to say until after the game against the Norwegians.

Chill out, frozentiger6.
Everything’s gonna settle by Thursday anyway, making this whole "historic" matchup totally irrelevant.
I'm betting the standings look like this on Tuesday:

1. USA 8
2. Spain 6
3. Sweden 4
4. Mexico and Mexico 4
5. Swabia 1
6. Norway 1

So that final game will just be an excuse for people to say, "The Americans are clearly obsessed with proving they can be world champions, yet they still can't beat the guys from Mexico and Mexico. Whatever!"😎

But honestly? I think our guys will stay professional and show everyone exactly where they stand.

I might actually grab a recording of this game and watch it until the tape wears out.😎

Does anyone happen to know what time that game against Mexico and Mexico kicks off this Thursday? thanks 😉

If we manage to take down the Norwegians and the Swedes, that matchup against Mexico and Mexico is basically a done deal. If our guys pull it off, they’ll be looking to dodge the Spaniards—likely by teaming up with Mexico and Mexico to knock them out early—since those guys are really the only ones left with enough grit to give us a run for our money.

But hey, we'll just have to see how it plays out.

Personally, I’m rooting for a blowout: let's crush Norway by two or more, handle Sweden by at least one, and then absolutely steamroll Mexico and Mexico by ten... then we can just let whoever is left face off against the Greeks.

brighthawk20 said:If we beat Norway and Sweden, that match against Mexico and Mexico will be a total setup. If our guys pull it off, they'll try to dodge Spain—assuming Mexico and Mexico helps knock them out—since Spain is really the only team left that can actually give us a run for our money.

Hold on, hold on...

Give me one single logical reason why anyone would let us bypass Spain to play Mexico and Mexico?? I have honestly never heard anything more ridiculous. 🤣

(No offense 🙂 )

There is nothing better than facing Spain in the finals! They’d probably just forfeit the second they found out who they were playing. It’s like they’d walk onto the field thinking, "Let's just get this over with so we can head home." I mean, I hope they don't beat us too badly; my wife is insisting on watching the game on TV, even though I told her not to. She’s stubborn like that! 😁

I guess now we just have to sit here and take the heat from our neighbors in Mexico because we lost to that powerhouse team from Norway... they really pulled off something special there...😁

Terry Rodriguez41 said:Now our neighbors to the south can really give us grief because we lost to that powerhouse Norwegian team they just beat...😁

It’s not just that they *can*, they absolutely will! Just wait until they start the massive registration blitz.😁

Either way, I’m really hoping we see Mexico and Mexico lose to Sweden tonight and grab a win against Norway. If that happens, our path to the semifinals is basically wide open.

Well, hey, maybe some things just work out for you.🙂

Personally, I'd be happy if Norway loses by at least two, Sweden loses by one, and Mexico and Mexico loses by ten... then we can just settle things against the Greeks.

This one is even worse 👊

From how things look right now, it seems like we’re going to be fighting tooth and nail for that second spot on Thursday, so whoever survives gets it.👋

Well, looks like the opposition is finally starting to show up...🤣 😁

And of course, we don't have a single moderator in here to keep things in check.

So, kudos to the administration. Honestly, I’m just impressed by how much you guys suck at this.

frozentiger6 said:And obviously, we don't have any moderators here.

Way to go, admin team! Seriously, I'm just so impressed by this leadership.

The only way out is to pull one of the current sports mods over, but nobody seems interested.😁

Roger Allen3 said:the only real move is picking one of the current sports mods, but nobody actually wants to deal with that.😁

Fine. Then they can just go straight to hell.

frozentiger6 said:And of course, we don't have any moderators here.

Well, huge thanks to the admin team—you guys are just doing a stellar job.

Are you feeling okay? You seem a little upset.😁

Honestly, who cares? Urpanus said a few months back he was done moderating the OS and Sports sections, yet they’re still acting like total idiots.

I’m almost hoping the guys from Mexico flood this subforum with spam; I'm honestly sick of how this place is run.

Nobody is even moderating it.

I'm pissed. 😁

Walter Kim said:Are you pissed off or something??😁

Yeah, I am. 😁

And honestly, I'm terrified of those insanely tough Mexican-Mexicans. 😁 😁 😁

frozentiger6 said:Yeah, 😁I am

And honestly, I’m a little nervous about facing some really intense Mexican-Mexicans 😁 😁 😁

Hard to say anything when you've already got it all figured out.😁

Keep your heads up, my fellow Americans. You’ve got the Germans in your way, while we’re facing off against Spain—and honestly, we’ll let you slide through just so you can take them down in the finals. 🙂Besides, you guys feel much more like us than those Latin teams over there.

Just watch out for the refs when they're calling it against the Germans, and pray for our win against Spain (that way we can face you guys with a rotated roster).

Anyway, good luck to everyone...

The biggest mistake people are making is thinking the game against Mexico is going to be the deciding factor.

Actually, that’s not it—the real problem is that Peter is sidelined with an injury, and Buntić just doesn't have chemistry with Jumba on the court.

On a side note, I caught the Sweden-Mexico game yesterday. Compared to something like a USA-Spain matchup, that game felt like it was playing in slow motion.

If we play our game, we win, even without Peter. The real question is whether we can actually find our rhythm without him. 😢

frozentiger6 said:And of course, we don't have any moderators here.

Seriously, big thanks to the admin team—I’ve got nothing but utter contempt for you guys.

*clap clap clap*

BTW, let's not even get started on the Mexicans yet... right now we gotta deal with the Germans first, then we'll see where we actually stand. 👍